@Marlorena, thank you, I'm so glad to hear that, I will stick to Trevor Whites as it narrows it down nicely for me. Today I'm thinking of switching to a cream/white shrub and a pale pink climber (it was the other way round) so will get looking again!
Great to see such everyone’s roses still looking good and blooming strongly.
@cazsophieq2019 I had a feeling you were going to ask me that and the answer is, I’m not sure! I think I would leave the stake in for now, then when it’s dormant in winter, remove it and prune back that long cane by a third to a half. If it needs subsequent staking, try the cross method. Yes there is still time for you to see a late bloom or two, subject to weather and it might be possible to ID it if you do.
A few blooms of The Prince, including a side view where it’s burgundy tones are more evident:
La Rose de Molinard - the blooms always seem to look a little scruffy around the edges, but they really glow once opened. This has the deepest and most persistent fragrance of all my roses, which to me smells like grapefruit and sherbet:
Here is a good example of Gertrude Jekyll’s ‘I want to climb’ habit. After the last flush I pruned it back to roughly where the blue line is, but it just grew back again to the same height as before. It’s also put out so many new basals that it’s now massively overcrowded in the middle and needs a lot of thinning at winter pruning time. I’m hoping I may get some late blooms from all that new top growth:
Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
@Nollie you GJ seems to be a bit of an over achiever. How long have you had it for. This is one that seems to go on and off my list frequently and also one my Sister in Law has her heart set on.
..roses looking good @Nollie ..especially The Prince... surprising that one, considering... GJ has annoying growth habits if the aim is to keep it small...
@Grassly ...that's ok... I think you'll be impressed with their roses when you get them... if you want any further advice about any choice you make, just ask.. we don't know them all, but may offer some advice to narrow things down for you...
@cazsophieq2019 ...further to Nollie's excellent advice, and not wishing to interfere, but I would just like to ask, have you ever seen a bloom on this rose? if so was it red?... I'm asking because it's possible your rose is a once blooming red climbing rose called 'Paul's Scarlet Climber'.. there is a similarity with the foliage and growth habit... obviously your rose wants to climb there, and needs a support structure... but I can't see any buds developing which does make me wonder whether you have Paul's Scarlet as that rose blooms mainly in early summer, with few later blooms to be seen... ...in which case, you would want to hold on to as much cane growth as possible right now, to bloom the following year..
Paul's Scarlet is much planted, often sold cheap, and from those outlets like B and Q, Homebase, and so forth..
@poppyfield64 yes you could say that! I’ve had it for 3 years in that pot. It’s certainly upright and not a bloom drooper. I have got better rebloom from it this year, since I switched to a non-organic feed on @Marlorena’s advice.
Marlorena yes I’m pleasantly surprised The Prince has such healthy, fulsome foliage and the fragrance of the blooms is developing (even OH admits it’s now fruity/rose and not eau de cat’s pee!). A bit delicate, easily damaged by wind, but the sheltered spot against an east wall seems to suit.
Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
@nollie....which non-organic feed are you using? At the moment I just feed weekly with tomato feed and they seem to all be doing well. Just wondering if I should be giving them something extra.
@Nollie I absolutely love your GJ, I would be tempted to let her grow to her full potential. Mine has one long basal and I am happy with her on an obelisk, it's easy to train. I don't know what I would do with so many like you have I think it's my favourite DA this year
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Well it's regrown and will need to go back in the ground again soon as the pot is way too small but at least it's survived.
Just goes to show the resilience of roses as I really don't look after mine well enough! Must try harder
@cazsophieq2019 I had a feeling you were going to ask me that and the answer is, I’m not sure! I think I would leave the stake in for now, then when it’s dormant in winter, remove it and prune back that long cane by a third to a half. If it needs subsequent staking, try the cross method. Yes there is still time for you to see a late bloom or two, subject to weather and it might be possible to ID it if you do.
..especially The Prince... surprising that one, considering... GJ has annoying growth habits if the aim is to keep it small...
@Grassly
...that's ok... I think you'll be impressed with their roses when you get them... if you want any further advice about any choice you make, just ask.. we don't know them all, but may offer some advice to narrow things down for you...
...further to Nollie's excellent advice, and not wishing to interfere, but I would just like to ask, have you ever seen a bloom on this rose? if so was it red?... I'm asking because it's possible your rose is a once blooming red climbing rose called 'Paul's Scarlet Climber'.. there is a similarity with the foliage and growth habit... obviously your rose wants to climb there, and needs a support structure... but I can't see any buds developing which does make me wonder whether you have Paul's Scarlet as that rose blooms mainly in early summer, with few later blooms to be seen...
...in which case, you would want to hold on to as much cane growth as possible right now, to bloom the following year..
Paul's Scarlet is much planted, often sold cheap, and from those outlets like B and Q, Homebase, and so forth..
Marlorena yes I’m pleasantly surprised The Prince has such healthy, fulsome foliage and the fragrance of the blooms is developing (even OH admits it’s now fruity/rose and not eau de cat’s pee!). A bit delicate, easily damaged by wind, but the sheltered spot against an east wall seems to suit.
Took some photos of buds this morning.
Boscobel
Desdemona
Ghislaine de Feligonde
Graham Thomas
Jacques Cartier
Shropshire Star
Rhapsody in Blue
And my first bloom on Open Arms
... and @Tack from earlier... Wildberry doing just fine I see... do you like the fragrance?..